Acer ‘Shantung Maple’ Acer truncatum
Planted in a 200mm pot approx 1100mm tall
 
The Shantung maple is a beatiful deciduous specimen or street tree.
It is also small enough to use under power lines on a nature strip.
The glossy foliage emerges with a reddish color and then changes to a dark green. In fall, the foliage takes on shades of yellow, orange, red and even some purple.
 
It is drought tolerant, prefers a full sun to part shade position and is best suited to a well drained moist acidic soil.
 
Grows up to 6m tall and 4m wide